一、用所给词的适当形式填空
1. The (sweet) of her smile made everyone in the room feel warm and happy.
2. Tai chi is a (mix) of breathing and slow movements.
3. At the beginning of the party, the ______ (host) always introduces herself to the guests.
4. Sandy, could you help me finish the most work with the (little) money?
5. David and Daniel are brothers, and their (wife) are sisters. That's interesting.

1. sweetness 2. mixture 3. hostess 4. least 5. wives

【分析】
本题为用所给词的适当形式填空，需结合句子结构判断所需词性，再依据语法规则变形：1. 定冠词the后需接名词，将形容词sweet转换为对应名词；2. 不定冠词a后需接名词，将动词mix转换为对应名词；3. 根据句意判断需表示女主持人的名词；4. 由前文最高级形式确定需用little的最高级；5. 形容词性物主代词their后需接名词复数，将wife变为复数形式。
【解析】
1. 定冠词the后接名词，sweet的名词形式为sweetness，故填sweetness；
2. 不定冠词a后接名词，mix的名词形式为mixture，故填mixture；
3. 句意表示“女主持人”，host对应的女性名词为hostess，故填hostess；
4. 与前面的most work（最高级）对应，此处需用little的最高级least修饰不可数名词money，故填least；
5. their后接名词复数，wife的复数形式为wives，故填wives。
【答案】
1. sweetness 2. mixture 3. hostess 4. least 5. wives
【知识点】
名词的形式变化、形容词最高级
【点评】
本题考查英语基础词汇的变形，涉及词性转换、名词复数及形容词最高级的用法，是初中英语的基础题型，需掌握常见词的变形规则。
【难度系数】
0.6

二、用方框中所给短语完成句子
along with, think of, stay with, around the world, far from
1. People are learning English to communicate better.
2. his parents, he visited the museum last weekend.
3. Whenever I see this photo, I always my happy childhood.
4. The school is my home, so I have to take a bus to school every day.
5. She decided to her grandparents during the summer vacation.

1. around the world 2. Along with 3. think of 4. far from 5. stay with

【分析】首先明确方框内各短语的含义：along with（和……一起）、think of（想起）、stay with（和……待在一起）、around the world（世界各地）、far from（远离）；然后逐句通读，理解句意，结合语境匹配对应短语，同时注意句首单词的首字母大写规则（第2题短语位于句首，需大写首字母）。
【解析】1. 第1题：句意是“世界各地的人学英语以更好交流”，修饰people的短语需表示“世界各地”，故填around the world；2. 第2题：短语位于句首，表“和父母一起”，along with首字母大写为Along with，故填Along with；3. 第3题：句意是“看到照片想起童年”，需动词短语表“想起”，故填think of；4. 第4题：句意是“学校离家远”，需表语表“远离”，故填far from；5. 第5题：decide to后接动词原形，表“和祖父母待在一起”，故填stay with。
【答案】1. around the world 2. Along with 3. think of 4. far from 5. stay with
【知识点】短语词义辨析；常用短语运用
【点评】本题考查常用短语的词义理解与语境匹配，解题需掌握各短语含义，结合句子逻辑选择，注意句首单词大写，属于基础题型，难度不大。
【难度系数】0.8

三、完形填空
It was December 30th. Anna and Alex were helping Mum make banana cakes. They cut up the 1, put the eggs and sugar in the flour, poured the milk in and mixed them all up.
When they were almost done, Anna asked, “Mum, why are we making so many cakes?” “I want to take some over to Mrs Brown 2 the street,” said Mum. “Her husband died of a serious illness a few days ago. She only has her dog Wangwang in the house.”
Mum put the cakes in the oven and the children helped 3 the kitchen. The cakes were 4 done. Then they put some on a plate and headed to the opposite（对面的）house.
When Mrs Brown opened the 5, Anna said, “Mrs Brown, we bring you some banana cakes.” “Thank you. 6 smell delicious,” Mrs Brown said. “Wangwang and I are feeling a little lonely these days. It’s 7 of you to come.”
“Would you like to 8 us tomorrow for New Year’s dinner?” asked Mum. “Take Wangwang, too.” “Well, I’m not sure,” said Mrs Brown. “Please say yes,” said Alex. “Come to our house, 9 it will be great fun,” said Anna.
Anna was 10. They never had such a pleasant dinner. Mrs Brown thanked them for inviting Wangwang and her, saying she felt better. Happiness was doubled（加倍）when shared.
()1. A. bananas B. apples C. oranges D. strawberries
()2. A. next B. behind C. across D. around
()3. A. look for B. take up C. bring out D. clean up
()4. A. hardly B. finally C. carefully D. loudly
()5. A. car B. door C. window D. house
()6. A. I B. We C. You D. They
()7. A. kind B. angry C. excited D. relaxed
()8. A. invite B. join C. ask D. call
()9. A. though B. but C. and D. or
()10. A. wrong B. right C. quiet D. strict

1. A 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. B

【分析】
本题为完形填空，需结合上下文语境、词汇含义及固定搭配逐一分析每个空：
1. 第1空：前文提到制作香蕉蛋糕，因此需要切香蕉，对应选项A；
2. 第2空：后文提到“opposite house（对面的房子）”，可知是街对面，“across the street”为固定表达，对应选项C；
3. 第3空：烤完蛋糕后，孩子帮忙打扫厨房，“clean up”表示打扫，对应选项D；
4. 第4空：制作过程完成，蛋糕终于做好，“finally”表示最终，对应选项B；
5. 第5空：布朗夫人开门迎接，“open the door”为常用搭配，对应选项B；
6. 第6空：指代前文的“banana cakes”，用复数代词“they”，对应选项D；
7. 第7空：帮忙送蛋糕的行为体现了善良，“kind”表示善良的，对应选项A；
8. 第8空：“join us”表示加入我们，邀请对方一起吃晚餐，对应选项B；
9. 第9空：祈使句+and+陈述句表顺承关系，此处表邀请后说明好处，对应选项C；
10. 第10空：后文提到有愉快的晚餐，说明Anna的想法是对的，“right”表示正确的，对应选项B。
【解析】
1. 由前文“make banana cakes”可知，制作香蕉蛋糕需切香蕉，选A；
2. 由后文“opposite house”可知，是街对面，“across the street”符合语境，选C；
3. 烤完蛋糕后，孩子帮忙打扫厨房，“clean up”（打扫）符合逻辑，选D；
4. 制作流程完成，蛋糕最终做好，“finally”（最终）合适，选B；
5. 布朗夫人开门，“open the door”为固定搭配，选B；
6. 指代复数名词“cakes”，用“they”，选D；
7. 帮忙送蛋糕的行为体现善良，“kind”符合，选A；
8. “join us”表示加入我们，邀请对方共进晚餐，选B；
9. 祈使句+and+陈述句表顺承，此处表邀请后的好处，选C；
10. 后文提到有愉快的晚餐，说明Anna是对的，“right”合适，选B。
【答案】
1.A 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.B 6.D 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.B
【知识点】
完形填空、词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文为记叙文，讲述帮助邻居的暖心故事，贴近生活，主要考查学生对上下文语境的理解及常用词汇、短语的辨析，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6